Tennessee shell crackers.

VFW Lake is a little gem of a TWRA Lake that not many people fish...which is fine by me...LOL. It has some really nice bluegill but only a few know of the quality shell cracker in the lake. I have caught them out of there up to 14 inches....but one can get into a lot of 8-10 inch shell cracker. Today I was headed to Pickwick but due to time constraints decided to fish at VFW...glad I did. I caught these fish where I have caught a lot of shell cracker in the past......and they were in there today. I had several dozen like in the pics. They were caught on a Bison colored Trout Magnet on a 1/16 ounce jig head with #8 hook using 2# test line and my favorite JDM rod....the Tict Ice Cube Rockin' Drift UL 6' 9" with upper section being solid graphite.....made for micro soft plastics.....so for me it is the perfect rod to fish the Trout Magnets. All fish caught using the twitch method keeping the jig as close to bottom as possible. It was a great day of drag pulling fun....life is good!

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THAT IS SOME GOOD FISH RIGHT THERE AND MIGHTY FINE EATING . CONGRATS .:cheers2

Thats some gooduns for sure......way to go

picked me up some Bison colered trout magnets & caught more bream & bass out of a pond on our land today than i caught in 2yrs. Cant wait to head to a lake to see how they work there

those are some nice redear, as they call em here in Illini land, great fighting fish...drag pullers for sure, no doubt. So still bank fishing?

Great looking fish!

Nice photos.

Super nice catch, congrats !

Can someone post a pick of a trout magnet? Thanks

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Originally Posted by fireman58

Can someone post a pick of a trout magnet? Thanks

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Here's their website, but Walmart carries them, as does Bass Pro.

Trout Magnet Fishing Lure and Online Store | Troutmagnet.com

Nice....

Outstanding! Can imagine the bendo with the UL. Excellent REs.

Where did you get your rod? Did you pay over $500 for it?

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Originally Posted by tncrappiebass

Where did you get your rod? Did you pay over $500 for it?

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I ordered the rod from digitaka out of Japan. I paid $390 delivered to my house. I am not sure digitaka carries the rod anymore but Plat can get you anything you want. A lot of money...but undoubtedly a thing of beauty and sensitivity that is off the scale. I researched JDM gear a long time before I made the jump. But there is no turning back for me now with JDM gear...it is just that good. Be glad to give you any info on that rod and any of the other 4 high quality JDM rods I have.


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What color is "bison colored"??? it is not listed on the website

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Originally Posted by cricket george

What color is "bison colored"??? it is not listed on the website

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Bison is black and gold......there is a nick name for it here in middle TN, many call it the Vanderbilt color......LOL. Here it is on their website. https://www.troutmagnet.com/store/in...58e56b75a6e33f
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